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Why do some say,Thank god I'm an atheist...
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Could be Sandy
as in projecting unwanted faults in oneself onto others
i also think of projection as an unconscious projection that is then interpreted as external circumstances
ie the world has got it in for me at the moment = what am i projecting at the moment?
as someone wise and chinese said (may have been confucius or burt kwouk):
'when you point a finger at someone, notice where the other three are pointing'
as in projecting unwanted faults in oneself onto others
i also think of projection as an unconscious projection that is then interpreted as external circumstances
ie the world has got it in for me at the moment = what am i projecting at the moment?
as someone wise and chinese said (may have been confucius or burt kwouk):
'when you point a finger at someone, notice where the other three are pointing'
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SandyRoe - “... The more viciferous the atheist, the greater the hidden doubt.”
What an utterly ridiculous statement. If I were being equally stupid and nonsensical I might as well claim that the more fervent the theist, the more likely they are to renounce all religion.
I've read some pretty stupid things in my time on AB but your statement is quite breathtaking.
What an utterly ridiculous statement. If I were being equally stupid and nonsensical I might as well claim that the more fervent the theist, the more likely they are to renounce all religion.
I've read some pretty stupid things in my time on AB but your statement is quite breathtaking.
Keyplus - “Because they want their options a little bit open............just in case.”
Just in case what exactly? Are you saying that atheists say things such as, “Oh my god!” and “Bloody hell”, just in case there is a god and he's watching over us all individually and quietly judging us to see if we're 'good enough' to enter heaven? And you think that atheists keep occasionally saying his name in order to let him know that they secretly believe in him...
No Keyplus. No.
We say these things because they are learned behaviour. Nothing more and nothing less. I love the desperation that theists, such as yourself, display when they make statements such as this. It's an admission that you cannot and will not ever understand why people do not believe in god and that you cannot conceive or conceptualise non-belief. You are completely trapped in your own mental prison - a prison of someone else's making within which you happily lock yourself.
Just in case what exactly? Are you saying that atheists say things such as, “Oh my god!” and “Bloody hell”, just in case there is a god and he's watching over us all individually and quietly judging us to see if we're 'good enough' to enter heaven? And you think that atheists keep occasionally saying his name in order to let him know that they secretly believe in him...
No Keyplus. No.
We say these things because they are learned behaviour. Nothing more and nothing less. I love the desperation that theists, such as yourself, display when they make statements such as this. It's an admission that you cannot and will not ever understand why people do not believe in god and that you cannot conceive or conceptualise non-belief. You are completely trapped in your own mental prison - a prison of someone else's making within which you happily lock yourself.
Birdie1971, while a fervent theist and a vociferous atheist might be seen by some as two sides of the same coin, they're very different creatures.
A theist, quietly living their life according to the rules set-down by their God, might not feel the need to proclaim their faith from the rooftops. They're blessed with faith.
In contrast, the vociferous atheist, always attacking, sneering, trying to undermine the faith of others, brings to mind the line from Macbeth: 'The lady doth protest too much, methinks.'
A theist, quietly living their life according to the rules set-down by their God, might not feel the need to proclaim their faith from the rooftops. They're blessed with faith.
In contrast, the vociferous atheist, always attacking, sneering, trying to undermine the faith of others, brings to mind the line from Macbeth: 'The lady doth protest too much, methinks.'
@Sandy - "A theist, quietly living their life according to the rules set-down by their God, might not feel the need to proclaim their faith from the rooftops. They're blessed with faith.
In contrast, the vociferous atheist, always attacking, sneering, trying to undermine the faith of others, brings to mind the line from Macbeth: 'The lady doth protest too much, methinks.'"
Come on , thats a bit rich, even for you Sandy. First a strawman - this artificial dichotomy between someone of faith and an atheist - the reason we have the heat and force in debates on this board is because both sides are engaging in the debate, so this concept that you are trying to peddle that theists are shy retiring types bullied by those nasty blustering atheists is just a strawman nonsense, a construct of your own bias.
The only reason I attack - the only reason I sneer, is precisely because we have fervent theists peddling their versions of reality - meddling in politics to afford special protection for the religious, creating blasphemy laws, lecturing others on morality and sexuality, and stating with absolute confidence that such books as the bible and the quran contain some sort of essential wisdoms about science that defies all rational thought.
Whilst we have global unrest caused by religion, it is necessary for the rational, the secular, the sane to point out the wrongness of what is being done. Everything from encouraging HIV patients to forego their retroviral therapy in preference for faith healing to the hunting and killing of albinos in Nigeria over fears of witchcraft to young muslim men fanatical enough to blow themselves and innocents up in a London tube train, The absurdities of the actions being carried out in Gods name need pointing out and ridiculing.
Every since Shakespeare wrote that line, people have used as a way of belittling or undermining those with strong views on a particular subject. Its a weak and simple minded assertion to use it in such an unqualified and general manner......
In contrast, the vociferous atheist, always attacking, sneering, trying to undermine the faith of others, brings to mind the line from Macbeth: 'The lady doth protest too much, methinks.'"
Come on , thats a bit rich, even for you Sandy. First a strawman - this artificial dichotomy between someone of faith and an atheist - the reason we have the heat and force in debates on this board is because both sides are engaging in the debate, so this concept that you are trying to peddle that theists are shy retiring types bullied by those nasty blustering atheists is just a strawman nonsense, a construct of your own bias.
The only reason I attack - the only reason I sneer, is precisely because we have fervent theists peddling their versions of reality - meddling in politics to afford special protection for the religious, creating blasphemy laws, lecturing others on morality and sexuality, and stating with absolute confidence that such books as the bible and the quran contain some sort of essential wisdoms about science that defies all rational thought.
Whilst we have global unrest caused by religion, it is necessary for the rational, the secular, the sane to point out the wrongness of what is being done. Everything from encouraging HIV patients to forego their retroviral therapy in preference for faith healing to the hunting and killing of albinos in Nigeria over fears of witchcraft to young muslim men fanatical enough to blow themselves and innocents up in a London tube train, The absurdities of the actions being carried out in Gods name need pointing out and ridiculing.
Every since Shakespeare wrote that line, people have used as a way of belittling or undermining those with strong views on a particular subject. Its a weak and simple minded assertion to use it in such an unqualified and general manner......
sith, it really isnt a difficult concept to get your head around, "Thank God" is an everyday phrase, it used just as much by Atheists as theists I imagine, we are not thanking any God!! it is a phrase of thanks that actually means nothing more ant to no one specific!
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